Detailed Information on Publication Record
2020
COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN INPATIENT HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
POKORNÁ, Andrea, Dana DOLANOVÁ, Michal POSPÍŠIL, Petra BÚŘILOVÁ, Jan MUŽÍK et. al.Basic information
Original name
COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN INPATIENT HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
Authors
POKORNÁ, Andrea (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dana DOLANOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Michal POSPÍŠIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra BÚŘILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jan MUŽÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Central European Journal of Public Health, Praha, Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne, 2020, 1210-7778
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30304 Public and environmental health
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.163
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00118104
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000608444000001
Keywords in English
healthcare standards; safe health care; hygienic precautions; infection; prevention; healthcare providers
Změněno: 4/2/2021 11:10, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Objective: The study evaluates compliance with declared hygienic standards carried out by healthcare professionals in clinical practice within their scope of direct patient care and the maintenance of medical tools and devices in healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic. Methods: Cross-sectional questionnaire study focused on the standards of safe health care. All 80 addressed healthcare providers were also involved in the 2018 Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) pilot project. Responses were scored on a 6-level scale, from "always" (100 points) to "never" (0 points). The evaluation was performed according to the frequency of responses and the average index (max. 100 points). Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22 (level of significance 1% and 5%). Results: There were statistically processed 2,016 questionnaires (100%). Most respondents stated their job classification as non-medical healthcare professionals (NHP) working at a patient's bedside (73%), physicians (16%), or other NHP (11%). As per their medical specialty, 43% of the respondents practice internal medicine, 28% surgery, 14% psychiatry, 9% long-term inpatient care, and 6% stated other fields of medicine. The lowest declared compliance was registered in the statement "I use a face mask when exposure to air-transmitted pathogens is anticipated" (rating index 80 points). The highest compliance (99.4 points) was registered in the statement: "I discard used sharp materials into sharps containers." Conclusion: In the surveyed healthcare facilities within the Czech Republic, overall compliance with hygiene standards is at a good level. Declared differences in compliance with hygiene standards in the selected items of the questionnaire are influenced by multiple factors. Generally, a higher level of compliance is linked to increasing age, years of practice, and a higher level of education. When comparing professional groups, a higher level of compliance with hygiene standards was registered in the NHP group.